Resilient wheel



F. E. BESSLER. RESILIENT WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.27, 19l9.

Patented May 2, 1922'.

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i Resilient FRANK n. Bnssnnn, or AKRON, onro.

RESILIENT WHEEL To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANK citizen of the United States, residing atAkron, in the county ot Summit and State ot Ohio, have invented a newand .useful a specification. t

lt is the object ot this invention to provide a novel means whereby atire may be connected with a wheel body, so as'to aord the necessaryresiliency, without resorting to pneumatic elementswhich are subject topuncture and deterioration.

The invention aims to improve generally and to enhance the utility otdevices ot the kind hereinafter described.

l/Vith the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription. proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement ot parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, within thescope ot whatis claimed,fchanges in the precise embodiment ot the invention shown canbe made without departing trom the spirit ot the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in side elevation, a deviceconstructed in accordance with the inven-l tion, parts being brokenaway; and Figure 2 is a cross section on'the line 2-2 of Figure 1. 1

The numeral 1 denotes spokes supporting a wheel body 2 comprising atelly 3 and a telly band 4, the band 4 having a side flange 5, and beingprovided with a lip 6 'engaging one side ot the telly 3. Clips 7 abutagainst the opposite side of the telly 3 and are held to the telly bymeans ot securing elements 8. A filler 9 may occupy the space defined bythe clips?, the telly 3 and the telly band 4.

The clips hold a retaining ring 10 coacting with the side fiange 5 in away to be described hereinafter.

U-shaped pivot members 11 are attached by securing devices 12 tothertelly band 4. Blocks 14 are provided, the same preferably beingresilient and beingmade yot rubber. The 1 outer surfaces ofthe blocks 14are curved as shown at 15,.whereas the inner surtaces of the blocks are'curved as indicated at 16. In the curved surfaces 16, seats or notches17 are termed, the seats or notches d receiving the U-shaped pivotmembers 11 on the telly band 4,-the blocks 14 thus being E. Blessure, a

Wheel, of which the'tollowing is y kSpecizflcatm of Letters Patent.'atgntgd May 2, 1922, Application filed September 2'7, 1919. Serial No.326,755. l

assembled with the wheel body 2 tor tilting movementr circumterentiallyot the wheel body. l The outer curved surtaces 15 ot the blocks 14 aresupplied with longitudinal ribs 18, which serve to enhance theresiliency ot the blocks. The blocks 14 are held between the retainingring 10 and the flange 5, against movement transversely of the wheelbody 2.l In the outer portions of the blocks 14, elongated transverseslots 19 are tormed, these. slots extendingradially ot the wheel. Theblocks 14 may be supplied with transverse pertorations 2O which serve toenhance the resiliency ot the blocks.

The numeral 21 denotes a circumferential band, preferably made of metaland of sinuous form, certain ot the curved portions 22 ot the bandresting on the ribs 18 ot the blocks 14. The band V21 may possess someresiliency. Others of the curved portions ot the band 21 support acircumferential strip 23, the said curved portions ot the band and thestrip 28 being yconnected by means of securing members 24. A tire 25 issupported on the strip y23.v Side rings 26, constituting retainingmeans, engage the tire 25 and areA united by connecting members 27thecon-V Vnecting'members having a movement, radially ot the wheel, in theelongated slots .19,

the curved portions 22 of the sinuous band 21. As the blocks 14 yield,the surfaces 16 ot the blocks come into contact with the telly band 4and thus limit the tilting movement ot the blocks, on the pivot members11, circumterentially ot the wheel. At first, the

blocks 14 yield with some readiness, butV when the surfaces 16 of theblocks engage the telly band 4, then the circurnterential movement ottire 25 is limited, and further @saV tire is A i circumferentialmovement takes place only due to the compression ot the blocks 14.

- Having thus described the invention, what is vclaimed is z t 1. In adevice ot the class described, a wheel body; resilient blocks mounted onthe .body to tiltscircumferentially ofthe body;` a sinnous band havingcurved portions en- Wheel body but adaptedto Contacttherewith.

under excessive strains; a sinuons band hav'- ring` curvedportions,certain of which cooperate with the blocks; a circumferential stripconnected 'to others oi the cnrved'portions of the band; anda 'tireassembled Witlifthe Strip. c v l' 3; link a device of the classdescrbed',aV

Wheel body; resilient blocks-monntedon the c body to, tiltcircumferentially of the body andhaving` inclined inner 'faces spacedfrom the body but' adapted to fcontactrwith'the body under an excessivestrain, theV outer surface of each block being provided withlongitudinally disposed ribs, enhancing the.,

resiliency of the blocks; for supporting the tire on a tire; and meansthe ribs.

In testimonythat IV claim the foregoing as my own? I have hereto aiixedmy signature m thepresence of' two Witnesses.` f

Vitnesses: Y Y DOROTHY C. SABIN, j MAEEL BENKHENSEN;

FRANK E. Bnss'nnn. Y

